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tarantellas

tarantellas is the plural of tarantella.

Meaning of tarantella

Noun

tarantella (plural tarantellas)

  1. A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
    • The set in which they found themselves was composed of English, and Amy was compelled to walk decorously through a cotillion, feeling all the while as if she could dance the tarantella with relish.1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC

Questions about tarantellas

What is tarantellas the plural of?
Tarantellas is the plural of tarantella.

Words near tarantellas in the dictionary

  1. tarantas
  2. tarantases
  3. tarantass
  4. tarantasses
  5. tarantella
  6. tarantellas
  7. Tarantian
  8. Tarantinesque
  9. Tarantini
  10. Tarantinian
  11. Tarantino

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